This episode of Ballcourt - Coach Drew analyzes the drafts and potential trades for the NBA Draft 2020. Everything is moving at a fast pace. The season will be back up in 30 days. Wow!
Topics Include:
- NBA coming back at a fevered pace
- Tentative 2020/21 NBA schedule:
- December 22: Opening night. All-Star Break (minus an ASG): March 5-10May 16: Regular season endsMay 17-to-21: Play-in tournament for 7-to-10 seeds. May 22: First-round playoffsJune 7: Conference semifinalsJune 22: Conference FinalsJuly 8-22: NBA Finals
- Draft Results 2020 Draft Notes:
- Anthony Edwards SG Georgia
Edwards, at 6-5 with a 6-9 wingspan and elite athletic tools, is a natural shooting guard that could potentially defend 1-3 and even make enough plays for teammates to moonlight as a point guard. His best trait by far is his overall scoring. While Edwards isn't quite an elite shooter yet, he is a sophisticated individual shot-creator for his age that gets to the basket and thrives in transition. He'll put the ball in the basket from Day 1.
- James Wiseman C Memphis
His raw talent virtually guaranteed that would be the case. Wiseman is an elite athlete at 7-1, and with a 7-6 wingspan, he has the tools to be among the NBA's best rim-protectors.
- Lamelo Ball G Ilwara Hawks
Ball, a 6-7 point guard, is one of the best passers ever to enter the NBA Draft. He shares his brother's gift for showmanship in transition, but pairs it with a far more functional arsenal of half-court passes that should make him an effective pick-and-roll ball-handler from the moment he steps on an NBA floor.
- Obi Toppin PF Dayton
Toppin is going to be an excellent pick-and-roll finisher even as a rookie thanks to his elite leaping ability and craft near the basket. That alone makes him a valuable offensive player.
- The new look NBA ( trades and rumors)
Suns acquire Chris Paul from the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Chris Paul to the Phoenix Suns for four players and a first-round draft pick on Monday. The Suns sent Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre, Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque and a 2022 first-round pick to Oklahoma City. The first-round pick is protected from the first 12 picks in 2022, the first 10 picks in 2023, the first eight selections in 2024 and is unprotected in 2025.
Los Angeles Lakers acquire Dennis Schroder from Oklahoma CityThe Los Angeles Lakers have an agreement in principle to acquire Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schröder, sources told The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The Lakers would send the No. 28 pick in Wednesday’s NBA Draft to the Thunder as part of the deal, sources said. Guard Danny Green is being discussed as the player going to Oklahoma City in return.
Bucks trade for Jrue Holiday, Bogdan BogdanovicThe Milwaukee Bucks reshaped their roster around two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo Monday night, agreeing to trade for New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, sources told The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The Bucks are sending Eric Bledsoe, George Hill, three first-round picks and two future draft pick swaps to New Orleans,
The Philadelphia 76ers are trading veteran shooting guard Josh Richardson to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for veteran shooting guard, Seth Curry, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal includes the Sixers' No. 36 overall pick.
- World of Basketball
◦ New Zealand Breakers RJ Hampton goes 24th to Bucks
Hampton, a 6-foot-5 guard, played a season for the New Zealand Breakers of Australia's National Basketball League for what he called a "small pit-stop in my career."
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